Rene writes,
>I haven't read THIEVES LIKE US yet so I can't compare
the two but I have
>read HUNGRY MEN which I think would have to be the
title you're
>referring to. It's not a crime novel, IIRC, but
rather about scuffling
>&>unemployed jazz musicians (white, IIRC)
trying to get by during
>the>Depression. Not exactly HB, more social
realist, I think. Well worth
>the>reading just don't be expecting action &
thrills.
Sure, that's it. Will give it a try. Part of the enjoyment of
Thieves is the social realism, the feel of those small Texas
and Oklahoma towns.
Bill Hagen
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